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I am thankful for…
An insightful look at how much worse things COULD be…Reading this might help you realize just how much you have to be grateful for.
- the teenager who is not doing the dishes but is watching TV, because that means he/she is at home and not on the streets.
- the partner who hogs the covers every night, because he/she is not out with someone else, and I am not alone.
- the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.
- the mess to clean up after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
- the clothes that fit a little too tightly, because it means I have enough to eat.
- my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
- the lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.
- all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.
- the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking, and that I have been blessed with transportation.
- my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.
- the lady behind me in church who sings off-key, because it means I can hear.
- the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.
- weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.
- the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.
- Share this with someone you care about, and when you think your life is so bad, read it again!